MICHAEL STRAHAN

SUPER BOWL CHAMP AND HOST OF ABC’S GMA DAY

“I remember after the Giants lost the Super Bowl to the Ravens, in 2001, sitting in the locker room and feeling like I couldn’t even face my family because I was such a failure. But now I always tell people that had we won the Super

Bowl that season—my eighth in the league—there’s no way I would have played the 15 years that I did or had a Hall of Fame career. Losing motivated me to play longer and push harder until I did win a Super Bowl. But had we done it in 2001, I would have been too relaxed and lost some of my spirit to succeed. As much as that loss hurt, I learned to look at failure as a chance to grow and not feel like my worth is lost if I fall short. Because even if something doesn’t work out, I can trust that I’m still on the path to where I want to go.”